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UK rail network Merseyrail likely hit by Lockbit ransomware

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports:

UK rail network Merseyrail has confirmed a cyberattack after a ransomware gang used their email system to email employees and journalists about the attack.

Merseyrail is a UK rail network that provides train service through sixty-eight stations in the Liverpool City Region in England.

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